WCHA road trips are always difficult, and this one is no exception. With a tie and one point in the WCHA standings, I expect the Buckeyes to face a hungry Maverick team, and they will need to be prepared for a battle in Mankato. The Buckeyes are coming off a split with an improved St. Cloud State team, who stands only one point behind them in 6th place (8 pts to OSU's 9). Ohio State is only two points behind third place UMD and North Dakota, who are tied with 11 points each. Wisconsin and Minnesota did not waste any time separating themselves from the rest of the pack with 22 and 17 points, respectively. The Buckeyes started off their WCHA season by getting swept at Wisconsin, then rebounded to sweep Bemidji State. They had a bye week, then the split this past weekend at home vs St. Cloud State. Freshman Kassidy Sauve has been fairly solid in net and the Buckeyes have several blueliners back from last season. Scoring has been done by committee, as a lot of girls have lit the lamp for the Buckeyes this season. Good luck to both teams and hopefully, both come out of this series injury-free! Maverick fans, feel free to contribute! Tell us about your team and what we can expect to see this coming weekend.